Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-29
Meeting of the Tuckahoc club.

The regular monthly meeiiug OF this club
took place last Thursday at the farm OF a.
l.. Ellett, Esq. IN Hanover county, near
Atlce's station, Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way. a guodly number were present. in.
Guiding many invited guests and neiehbor,
OF Mr.. Elicit. The day was pleasantly and
probably spent in inspecting the farm OF
The host, grass and wheat looking well.
The order OF the dav, " -hemlstry Of the
Farm" was continued until the next meet
ing.
Mr.. \. l.. Ellett. a committee, made the
follow ing report on the farm VI DR.. }. g..
Boattie:
In discharge Of the duty assigned me nj
the March meeting % The Tucklhoc Farm
ers' Club TO examine and report upon the
farms Of DR.. !. G.. Beattie, have the honor
to state that the farms are in four plrcel,,
comprising 23G acres, lying Immediately
west an1 near the corporate limits OF the
city OF Richmond, in 4 belt Of country en-
bracing the finest soil for quick and easy
Improvement to thc highest state OF pro-
duciion TO be found in this section Of tue
country. The Homestead tract OF twelve
acres and the Sunny side tract Of tliriy.twO
acres only were examined by me. These
parcels are in talr state OF tilth, but not
up 10 the standard expected from one OF
DR.. Beattle's practical and scientific expo
rience a. 4 farmer, " hich has no doubt been
n;erIupted bv the misfortune Of having
bis homestead burned about TWO years ago.
4 herd OF fifteen head OF pure and grade
jersey cattle give fine promise. lie has
some thoroughbred horses, AMONGST viii ii
are two yearliDg colts Of fine promise. \
flock OF forty head Of sheep and thirty-two
lamb, are in far condition.
After which Mr.. Thomas Pinckney sub
mitled a report on Grantland, the farm OF
W. +. Grant, a follows :
The proprietor having gone largely into
the DAIRY business, this farm i, run IN the
interests OF that special line Of business
and 10 the exclusion very much OF the
CROPS usually cultivated in this section OF
the country, and, as consequence, my
"report upon the farm" must pertain
more 10 dairy matters than 10 agriculture
generally. Mr.. Grant, however, informs
Us that on bis firm Of 900 acres be cult.
Yates this wear 40 acres ia corn; in close
corn for enslagc, 30 acres; IN peas for
Iattonino stock, 80 acres oats, 60 acres
timothy and clover. 80 acres; clover, ITO
acres: pasturage, l2j acres 4; orchard and
VINEYARD, | acres. From which showing
it is evident that grazing is the ultimate re-
suit expected from this place.
Mr.. Grant was one OF the first men in
this State t. import TIE lIoistein cattle
direct, which he did some two years ago,
securing one or two Dutchmcn, who have
their milking and attention under their
special care. These llolsteins and progeny
number twenty.four head, among which
are several tipe specimens. His herd Of
thirty.ive Jerseys made a very creditablc
aDpeaIance. From two OF his HOlsteins,
when fresh, he has obtained seVcnty-dye
pounds Of milk per day. Makes but two
milkiugs a day because he has 10 conform
10 railroad schedule IN shipping milk 10
this city. Fem the Jerseys thirty pounds
of milk have been obtained from three or
four COWS, when fresh. \ daily shipment
OF iiitv gallons from twenty COWS Is being
made eighty gallons was gotten from the
same herd last year.
A new enterprise has been started in
connection With tbis dairy viz, the
making OF cheese from the surplus OF milk
which may remain on hand.
TO complete the complement OF live
stock on this place there are flock OF
thirly.ive sheep. twenty hogs, and some
colts. The sheep have been the most use
ful and profitable description OF stock he
has ever had upon his place (uot excepting
his high.bred c9ttle) Cor | was much i'm
pressed with the improvement his pastures
had undergone In the last two years. The
Virginia cTeeper and briars with which the
land was much Oyerrun bad been thinned
out and almost destroyed by the browsing
OF these sheep, and the ground was now
covered with good sod, which appeared
to be chiefly blue grass-a natural growth
quite unusual in this latitude and section
OF country. But in the matter Of profit
Mr.. Grants success has been extraordina-
~. From an investment OF SOS In flock
OF sheep he realized in one years time over
81, OOo-a clear profit Of 800 per eent.-a
most unusual and gratifying record IN tue
annals OF agriculture OF the present day.
These reports were received and COM
mittees discharged.
After spending a pleasant day in old
Hanover, the club adjourned just before
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